How to Experience and Lead Life -Giving Prayer Prayer Times.

Intro:

What is Prayer?

“Your definition sets your destination in prayer”

How not to start a Prayer time

Does anyone have any prayer request?

Man-ward focused instead of God focused

Not a good stewardship of time.

Lets just all pray as we feel lead.

Let’s just pray around the circle. (thinking about what I am going to say)

Four Foundational Ideas

We Pray to a creative God.

We pray from His creative Word

We Pray by his creative spirit

Pray with His creative people

8 Guiding Principles for leading life-giving prayer experiences

Foundation// Scripture-fed

Start with scripture to pray

Whoever starts the conversation leads the conversation

start with the word.Fervor // Sprit -Led

Faith// Worship- based

The greatest reward of prayer is God Himself.

Focus// 2/2 or 4/4

2/2 Pattern He is worthy <> We are needy

4/4 Pattern

Upward focus of reverence

Downward Response(alignment) with God’s will

Inward Request

Resource need

relationship need

Downward Response

Onward Readiness

Deliver us from temptation.

Flow //ABC’s

Pray audibly - so everyone can hear

Pray briefly - So people pay attention

Pray Clearly - People understand what we are praying for.

Freedom of Expression

The glory of the father is seen in the diversity of his children’s expression of love for him.

Flexibility// Sensitivity - Allow the Holy Spirit to lead

Faithfulness// Life-long

Eternal motive for prayer - seek the worthiness of God. The only true motive. God is worthy to be sought even when I am alone in prayer, dying.

Keys to facilitating effective and edifying group participation

Pray Prompts

allow for a variety of participation

Level the “praying Ground”

Specific Application

Prayer Requests Cards

Praising God for

What we are trusting God for

Connect the request with the Glory of God (so that… the why behind God answering)

Connect the need to god’s purpose in answering (God’s Kingdom)

Scriptural Tool Box

Psalm 23(2/2) - HE is worthy, We are needy

He is worthy

Shepherd

Provider

We are needy

rest

being led

Renews my life

Psalm 140 (4/4)

Upward Reverence

Lord you are the Rescuer

The only God

Strength of my salvation

Downward Response

Lead, confess, Repent

God I need to trust in your love

God I have trusted in other things(repent

Inward Request

Protection

Persecuted brothers

Onward Response

Help me to dwell in your promise

Because I am in Christ I thank you that today you will deliver me from....